The Dolphins could suspend players for kneeling during the national anthem

For the Miami Dolphins, the NFL’s anthem policy isn’t enough. The team is going a step farther in punishing players who kneel during the national anthem. According to the Associated Press, a team discipline document now includes a section on “Proper Anthem Conduct.”

It classifies anthem protests under a large list of ”conduct detrimental to the club,” all of which could lead to a paid or unpaid suspension, a fine or both.

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The Miami Dolphins could suspend players who kneel during the national anthem in the pregame. (AP)

Punishment for players can be up to four games, the Associated Press reported. However, it’s rare for players to be suspended for that long.

Under the CBA, the maximum discipline for conduct detrimental to the club is a fine of 1 week's salary or a suspension of up to 4 games. Very rare for any player to be suspended 4 games, for anything. https://t.co/QSbKswPS04

Dolphins owner Steve Ross commented in March that “All of our players will be standing” for the anthem. He told the New York Daily News that he initially supported what the players were trying to accomplish by kneeling, but he then began to feel that the players were kneeling to protest against “support of our country or the military,” despite the players explicitly saying that was not the case.